National Association of Black and White Men Together poster: "This is a Phenomenal Photograph. End Racism Now."
Content Description
Derived from dealer description: A lithographed poster designed to call attention to racism in the gay community. The poster was created in approximately 1980 by Ken Hair and Mike Smith of BWMT, Inc., now known as the National Association of Black and White Men Together. The poster is titled "This is a Phenomenal Photograph. End Racism Now." Below the title is a photograph of the staff at the Saint, a prominent gay nightclub in Atlanta, Georgia. The photograph shows a group of thirty-eight white men with the following caption: "Two-thirds of Atlanta's residents are Black, but... they ain't at the Saint. What are the odds, all 38 jobs to Whites, 0 to Blacks? Less than one in a trillion... But that's not what's phenomenal. WHAT'S PHENOMENAL... is nearly every Gay bar in the country is just like the Saint."
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1980
Creator
- Hair, Ken (Person)
- Smith, Mike (Person)
- National Association of Black and White Men Together (Publisher, Organization)
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Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
The National Association of Black and White Men Together (NABWMT) was founded in San Francisco by Mike Smith in 1980. The organization consists of a network of chapters across the United States which engage in "educational, political, cultural and social activities as a means of dealing with the racism, sexism, homophobia, HIV/AIDS discrimination and other inequities in our communities."
Source: “About Us.” National Association of Black & White Men Together. Accessed February 7, 2020. https://www.nabwmt.org/about-us/.
Extent
.167 Cubic Feet (1 over sized folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A lithographed poster designed to call attention to racism in the gay community. The poster was created in approximately 1980 by Ken Hair and Mike Smith of BWMT, Inc., now known as the National Association of Black and White Men Together.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Elysium Books in April 2018.
Processing Information
Processed by Kristen Diehl in February 2020.
Subject
- Saint (Nightclub: Atlanta, G.A.) (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the National Association of Black and White Men Together poster: "This is a Phenomenal Photograph. End Racism Now."
- Author
- Kristen Diehl
- Date
- 2020 February
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
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